Most observers expect Narendra Modi’s BJP to win the Gujarat election when votes are counted on 18 December. Long considered a favourite, Modi has seen his lead in a widely-watched poll dissipate as the election nears. The “Gujarat model” became a byword for Modi’s pro-business policies — and a promise of what he might do for India. “People are realizing the so-called ’Gujarat model’ of development was only for a few industrialists and not for the masses.”Narrowed leadMost observers expect Modi to win the Gujarat election when votes are counted on 18 December. This is below the BJP’s stated goal of winning 150 seats, up from the 115 seats they won in 2012.

Source: Mint December 08, 2017 04:18 UTC